India may not be ready to spend huge premium on conventional automatic cars that offer lesser mileage than its manual variant. But from the success of Maruti Celerio, new Alto K10 and Tata Zest, it is evident that the market does not favour a clutch in the footwell.

With next generation Honda Brio set to make its presence felt sometime in 2017, the Japanese automakers are set to introduce it with a new 1.2 liter three cylinder diesel engine which is currently under development.